humongous

A friend told me about someone in their family that had an unbelievable brilliant mind (i.e. as smart as a tac).  But they had a hard time functioning in life and ended up dying prematurely.  Ouchy ouchy!  I won’t have to worry about that!  I’m just a little ol’ farm boy from a mile and quarter south of Roseland, MN.  Sooooo remember that when reading this “It’s Saturday.” CrazyMarvin says—Yabut erv, everyone wants their kids to be brilliant; some parents even pray for that!

Soooo I was hitting some golf balls on the range the other day.  The older guy (i.e. older than me) next to me started talking to me and told me this story of his neighbor.  He would practice his swing all winter in his basement and then watch hours of YouTube to get his swing just prefect, and it was really good.  He then in the spring would go to the range and hit balls nearly perfect. Then went to the first tee and he couldn’t even hardly hit the ball.  How come!  He could not handle the real thing I guess. Now that is a humongous problem! AverageJoe says--I would guess we all have that problem with some stuff in our lives.  Maybe anyway! When the real thing happens, we can’t perform (i.e. we choke)!  Some folks just aren’t gamers, and some are! Ouchy ouchy!

A friend years ago gave a book of John Wooden sayings.  Here is one--“Too often we get distracted by what is outside our control. You can’t do anything about yesterday. The door to the past has been shut and the key thrown away. You can do nothing about tomorrow. It is yet to come. However, tomorrow is in large part determined by what you do today. So make today a masterpiece. You have control over that." – John Wooden

ItchieBitchie says—"Every second of your life, there’s a battle in your brain. There’s a mental battle going on right now! It could be between right and wrong, between what’s easy and what’s hard, or what’s healthy and what’s unhealthy.” You ever feel like you have a humongous wrestling match going on in your mind?  I would guess all of us had such feelings through our years.  If we haven’t then we should have had (i.e. we have really missed out)!  haha  It’s like a friend recently told me that he has the devil sitting on one shoulder and an angel sitting on the other; there is a humongous wrestling match going on.  I find myself this morning trying to decide what I’m going to do.  I think I should do something, but I really don’t want to do it.  I’m thinking about the pros and cons of doing this thing but still haven’t decided.  I think I will force myself to do it (i.e. but that doesn’t mean I will do it).  Why, I think it is the right thing to do and it’s good for me.  But I don’t really feel like doing it!  For me, it would be easier not to do it.  And this event will not affect my life in a humongous way, oh no.  Just think if it would, how much more pressure there would be. Like the old saying—I have a black dog and a white dog fighting in my mind and the winner will be the one I feed the most! Such is life.

Just about everything in this life is subject to change without notice. There is one constant, one thing you can count on, now and forever, and that is the unfailing love of God.” I believe that even though it is hard to understand or to comprehend. Folks have opinions which are just that, opinions.  We have beliefs that are just that, beliefs based on experiences.  If you have experiences that are “one of the kind”, no one, yes no one can argue those experiences (i.e. unarguable). What is a personal awe in your life?  No one, yes no one can experience your personal awe, only you can maybe.  That awe experience cannot be explained by you to another person in a way for them to really understand it, it just can’t be done (i.e. soooo we most times we don’t even try, we just keep it to ourselves).  It’s a humongous feeling. BUT no one can’t argue your awe either, it’s unarguable)!  Such is life.  

A friend sent me this little line. It’s just a little line but has humongous importance. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, BUT small ones surround us every day. Here is another little line that I really like—Don’t wait to do something! And when is the best time to do opportunities?  Of course we all know that, it is NOW!

The lesson of wisdom from the book of Ecclesiastes (i.e. a book I read a lot) is that there is no human being “under the sun” who has achieved everything they desired (2:1-11), and no accomplishment fully satisfies (6:7). There are suppressed regrets and sorrows behind every smile, and everyone ultimately faces the tyranny of time and age (8:8; 9:11). Life is more than our accomplishments. Sooooo, suck it up cupcake and let’s get going!

Have you ever had a humongous thrill in your life that just stands out?  Like one that you will never forget? Is that fun or what?  What might that be?  Surely different for different folks.  Aren’t thrills fun?  The wide world of sports used to open their TV program with the saying and videos—The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat!  That has always stuck in my mind.  Or as our kids and I say often—It’s a lot more fun to win than to lose! I visited with a friend recently who is not experiencing a thrill in his life right now.  He's in a funk or as he says—I’m living in the shadow right now, not an exciting part of my life right now.  He wants to have a relationship with a gal. He is trying to change it put it just ain’t happening right now anyway (i.e. not a mountain top experience).  Personally, I like thrills!  I have thrills! Saturday question--Sooooo can we really make the great thrills of life, or do they just happen? I really wonder about that. I have a thrill that just fell in my lap and it happened when I least expected it! Crazy, huh!

Golf really is only a conduit for our friendship. My friends Bill, Mike, Jim (i.e. those are really their real names I think) and I seem to have really got along well.  We have had a good relationship through the years.  It appears that a couple of them might not be coming back to the Valley of the Sun next year for a variety of reasons (i.e. things change folks).  I miss them already. I think, my opinion, sincere relationships and friendships are soooo good for folks. A read this what a psychologist wrote, soooo it must be right—“Keeping promises ‘is an incredibly important aspect’ of maintaining a healthy and secure relationship—and ‘that applies to all forms of relationships whether it be romantic, intimate, professional, or parental. Broken promises can lead to trust rupturing, which can very quickly fracture a relationship.” Us guys have really laughed a lot through the years!  What fun we have had. Orison Marden, who told this in a story in an old book, said, “Laughter begins in the lungs and diaphragm, setting the liver, stomach, and other internal organs into a quick, jelly-like vibration, which gives a pleasant sensation and exercise, almost equal to that of horseback riding.” Dr. J says—"Most of us worry more than we laugh (i.e. shouldn’t be that way). But remember, ‘A merry heart does good, like medicine’ (Proverbs 17:22). In Luke 6:21, Jesus promised laughter to the weeping. Cultivate a merry heart now. Instead of focusing on what might be, focus on what it is.” TomSmart says--Laughter and great fellowship are humongous, they are the real deals folks. 

RustyTheRoadrunner says--Have you ever noticed that if you’re critical with others, they’re critical with you? If you’re kind to others, they’re kind to you? Or if you’re generous with others, then they’re generous with you? Whatever you give in life, you’re going to get in return (i.e. generally but not always). RustyTheRoadrunner, that’s maybe a little idealistic.  haha   RustyTheRoadrunner, I think you have been running around in the desert way toooo long).

Sooooo here are a couple of stories that touched me.  A friend and her family smothered other family members who came to the park to close on a purchase of a park model.  They did kind acts and touching acts to welcome them (i.e. absolutely amazing) in a very humble way.  Their complete motive was to just love them.  Story #2—One of my golf buddies told me that there was an ad for someone who wanted to rent a golf cart for a coming month.  He thinks it might be for someone who has a physical disability.  He said he was going to just let them use his with no fee even if they aren’t disabled. Soooo what is his motive do you this? Bingo.  Sooooo, for some folks, it ain’t all about the money!   LuckieEddie says—A small act of kindness can have a humongous effect! These folks don’t want any attention or anything in return; if they did, then it would be a business transaction! These are real folks with good hearts; my kind of folks.

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean said--It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare: it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.